Reviewing Top Music

As I’m writing my Top Music of 2017 blog, I realize it might be interesting to see how rankings change over time. For me, top music should be an indication of longevity – how will I still like the song after a few years. So here’s the list from 2005 (12 years ago):

Annie – Heartbeat

Gwen Stefani – Cool

Feist – Inside & Out

Coldplay – Speed Of Sound

Sum 41 – Pieces

New Order – Krafty

Franz Ferdinand – The Fallen

Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone

Sufjan Stevens – John Wayne Gacy Jr

Jimmy Eat World – Work

Kathleen Edwards – Back To Me

The Decemberists – Sixteen Military Wives

The Bravery – An Honest Mistake

Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc

Imogen Heap – Hide & Seek

Embrace – Gravity

Tegan & Sara – Speak Slow

Kylie Minogue – I Believe In You

In my re-ranking, I have an arbitrary cut-off where I don’t think a song should be on the list (kind of a 3.5 star line on iTunes). And then I just re-ranked everything based on how I like the song now. Also I didn’t add any new songs since I don’t remember what came out in 2005.

Feist – Inside & Out

Annie – Heartbeat

Kylie Minogue – I Believe In You

Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone

Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc

Imogen Heap – Hide & Seek

Gwen Stefani – Cool

Sum 41 – Pieces

Jimmy Eat World – Work

New Order – Krafty

Embrace – Gravity

Tegan & Sara – Speak Slow

Kathleen Edwards – Back To Me

So 5 songs have dropped of the list, and I think there’s a couple of clear tiers. Songs 1 – 4 are still great, 5 – 7 are decent, and 8+ fill out the catalogue.